体验商务英语综合教程 U-U课文双语版.docx

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Unit 11
Trustworthy 可靠的 law-biding 守法的 corrupt 贪污的
A slush fund 行贿基金 a sweetener pensation 补偿
Insider trading 内幕交易 industrial espionage 工业间谍 disclosure ,被泄露的丑闻
A whistleblower 告密者 a fraudster 骗子 a con artist 骗子
A bribe 贿赂 a bonus 奖金 mission 提成
Fraud 诈骗 secrecy 保密 integrity 正直的
A confidentiality agreement 保密协议 a cover up 隐瞒 a white wash 洗白
pany does nothing illegal. We are very law-abiding.
We’ve got a slush fund which is used in countries where it is difficult to do business without offering bribes.
Their car looked so much like our new model, we suspect industrial espionage.
They fired him because he was a whistleblower. He informed the press that pany was using under-age workers in the factory.
He denied accepting a bribe when he gave the contract to most expensive supplier.
I admire our chairman. He’s a man of his word and is greatly respected for his integrity.
panies ask new employees to sign a confidentiality agreement to avoid future litigation problems.
Controversial 有争议的 corruption 腐败 transparency 透明度 threats 威胁
Regulation 规章制度 peer pressure 同辈压力
companies in the oil and mining sector have been taking the issue of corporate responsibility much more seriously recently. They are worried about threats to their reputations due to rumours of corruption and bribery.
Gocernment regulation and peer pressure from panies has resulted in more transparency in the industry and less secrecy. The aviation industry has also received attention. Senior managers have been criticised for controversial decisions regarding payments to secure contracts.
Unit 13
Drawing board 计划阶段 prototype 雏形 brainwave 灵机一动 patent 专利证
Concept 观念 discovery 发现 setback 挫折阻碍 R&D(research and development)
Breakthrough 突破 pioneers 开发者
The idea of a lone inventor who makes a discovery or has sudden clever idea or brainwave is maybe a little our of date today. While these types of pioneers do still exist, these panies often have large R&D departments - teams of people